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Lindsay Harry Crosby (January 5, 1938 - December 11, 1989) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and singer.

say Crosby, son of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an United States popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses....
, was born in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 and named for his father's, closest friend and Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 horse racing
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 partner, Lindsay Howard. He was educated with his three brothers at Bellarmine Academy
Bellarmine College Preparatory

Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-male, private secondary school located in San Jose, California, USA. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest secondary school in California....
 in Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
. He was remembered by his friends for having a special laid back clever wit like his father Bing.






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Lindsay Harry Crosby (January 5, 1938 - December 11, 1989) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and singer.

Biography


Early life

Lindsay Crosby, son of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an United States popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses....
, was born in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 and named for his father's, closest friend and Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 horse racing
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 partner, Lindsay Howard. He was educated with his three brothers at Bellarmine Academy
Bellarmine College Preparatory

Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-male, private secondary school located in San Jose, California, USA. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest secondary school in California....
 in Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
. He was remembered by his friends for having a special laid back clever wit like his father Bing. He performed with his brothers Gary, Dennis
Dennis Crosby

Dennis Michael Crosby was an occasional United States actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby, and the father of actress Denise Crosby....
 and Phillip Crosby
Phillip Crosby

Phillip Lang Crosby was an United States actor and singer, who began his career singing along with his brothers and father, Bing Crosby....
 as the Crosby Boys
The Crosby Boys

The Crosby Boys were an United States harmony singing group who were popular in nightclubs and on television during the 1950s and 1960s. They made a notable television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"....
 during the late 1950s in nightclubs and on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on American television.

Death

The Crosby Boys
The Crosby Boys

The Crosby Boys were an United States harmony singing group who were popular in nightclubs and on television during the 1950s and 1960s. They made a notable television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"....
 had a promising start to life, but the pressures of show business and their own inability to cope blighted their lives. They were greatly affected by their mother's decline into alcoholism
Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions to describe the detrimental effects of alcohol intake.In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite health problems and negative social consequences....
 and a premature death from cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
. Heavy drinking and their emotional problems took their toll. On December 11, 1989, Lindsay committed suicide by a shotgun blast to his head. He was 51. His distraught brother Dennis
Dennis Crosby

Dennis Michael Crosby was an occasional United States actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby, and the father of actress Denise Crosby....
 never recovered from this trauma. He also committed suicide with a shotgun in May 1991, aged 56. Gary later died from cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
 in 1995, aged 62 and Phillip
Phillip Crosby

Phillip Lang Crosby was an United States actor and singer, who began his career singing along with his brothers and father, Bing Crosby....
 died from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
 in 2004, aged 69.

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